Hopkins Co TX - Obituary - Marvel Holbert



From: June E. Tuck <1224be@neto.com>



************************************************************************

USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any

format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons.

Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the

written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the

submitted, and contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this

consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGENWEB Archives to store

the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/

***********************************************************************



Marvel Holbert was born in Rutherford Co., North Carolina, Feb. 7, 1834, and

came to this county in 1851. He went from Mt. Vernon to the war and served in

the 11th Texas Cavalry for four years, being wounded twice, though not

permanently injured. The same year he came to Texas and became a member of the

Baptist Church. After the war he returned here and located on the place that

he has ever since occupied and which was granted to him by the State. Here he

was married to Mrs. N. E. Edwards, and five children were born to them, four

of whom are still living. Funeral services were conducted by Bro. W. W. Morris

and the burial was made at Saltillo (Hopkins County.) (Mt. Vernon Optic

Herald, reprinted in Sulphur Springs Gazette, Fri. Aug. 5, 1910)